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Thomas Hart Benton

The Missouri Mural

Season 1 Episode 1 | 5m 11s

Thomas Hart Benton was commissioned to paint a mural depicting the social history of Missouri. Located in the Missouri state capitol, the honest and sometimes dark depictions of Missouri’s history resulted in some controversy.

General Motors Corporation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; PBS; Equitable Financial Companies; the National Endowment for the Humanities; Jules and Doris Stein Foundation; Gerald and Virginia Oppenheimer
Extras
Watch • 3:13
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Benton's Early Years
Thomas Hart Benton was born in Neosho, Missouri, into family of politicians.
Clip: S1 E1 | 3:13
Watch • 2:07
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Painting America
For more than seventy years Thomas Hart Benton painted America's towns and its people.
Clip: S1 E1 | 2:07
Watch • 0:40
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Dan James: Benton's Persona
Dan James discusses Benton's "He-man" persona.
Clip: S1 E1 | 0:40
Watch • 0:44
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Earl Bennent: Benton's Work
Earl Bennent talks about the beauty in Benton's work.
Clip: S1 E1 | 0:44
Watch • 1:26:53
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Thomas Hart Benton
The bittersweet story of an extraordinary American artist.
Episode: S1 E1 | 1:26:53
Watch • 1:26:53
Thomas Hart Benton
Thomas Hart Benton
The bittersweet story of an extraordinary American artist.
Episode: S1 E1 | 1:26:53